Massad Ayoob
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Massad F. Ayoob (born July 20, 1948) is an internationally-known firearms and self-defense instructor. He is the Director of the Lethal Force Institute in Concord, New Hampshire, has taught police techniques and civilian self-defense in numerous venues since 1974, and has appeared as an expert witness in several trials. He has served as a part-time police officer in New Hampshire since 1972 and currently holds the rank of Captain in the Grantham, New Hampshire police department[1].
Massad Ayoob has authored several books and over one thousand articles on firearms, combat techniques, self-defense, and legal issues, and has served in an editorial capacity for Guns Magazine, American Handgunner, Gun Week, and Combat Handguns. Since 1995, he has written self-defense- and firearms-related articles for Backwoods Home Magazine. He also has a featured segment on the television show Personal Defense TV, which airs on The Outdoor Channel in the United States.
Some controversy exists as to the various legal opinions and advice given by Ayoob. Critics point out that many of his assertions have no basis in law and that Ayoob himself is not a licensed attorney.
[edit] Books
- Armed and Alive (1979)
- Ayoob Files: The Book (1995)
- Ayoob on Firearms (year unknown)
- Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons (1996)
- Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer: A Complete Look at SIG-Sauer Pistols (2004)
- Gunproof Your Children / Handgun Primer (1986)
- Handgun Primer (1986)
- Hit The White Part (1986) (on bowling pin shooting)
- In The Gravest Extreme (1980)
- LFI Handgun Safety (year unknown)
- Physio-Psychological Aspects of Violent Encounters (year unknown)
- Police Survival Shooting (How Close is too Close) (year unknown)
- Post Shooting Trauma (year unknown)
- The Complete Book of Handguns (1998–2001)
- The Experts Speak Out: The Police View of Gun Control (1981)
- The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery (with Chuck Taylor, 2002)
- The Semi-Automatic Pistol in Police Service and Self Defense (1987)
- The Stressfire series, three volumes: Handgun (1986), Shotgun (1992), Rifle (year unknown)
- The Truth About Self-Protection (1983)
